Example sentences of "[be] do [adv] better [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ For 20 years the Childrens ’ Hearing system has progressed very positively and we are doing much better than our brethren south of the Border in looking after the interests of children in Scotland . ’ |
| 2 | And those with larger amounts to invest — attracting even higher rates of interest — are doing substantially better than that . |
| 3 | You know , nobody 's expecting three or four sides , right , you 've got quarter of an hour , not erm , you know , if , if you can write a side a half you , you 'll be doing much better than most people , alright , so you 're just thinking about a side really , depending on how big your handwriting is . |
| 4 | There were perhaps too few such women in this social cross-section of the immediate post-war generation ( 3 per cent of the age group , 40 cases in the pay regression ) for us to draw such conclusions , but similar analyses of a contemporary survey of graduates ( Dolton and Makepeace , 1986 ) also indicates that male graduates in their early thirties were doing considerably better than women . |
| 5 | ‘ What you observe there is that in the battleground seats , the seats where this election will be determined , Labour is doing even better than we are in the national , overall polls , ’ he said . |
| 6 | According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders , Rover is doing slightly better than many competitors . |